HD 63454
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| Observation data Epoch 2000 Equinox 2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Chamaeleon |
| Right ascension | 07h 39m 21.8511s |
| Declination | –78° 16′ 44.300″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.40 |
| Distance | 116.7 ly (35.80 pc) |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Other designations | |
HD 63454 is a ninth magnitude K-type main sequence star located approximately 117 light-years away in the constellation of Chamaeleon. It is somewhat cooler and less luminous than our Sun. To see the star one needs a small telescope. It is located near the south celestial pole and is never visible north of latitude 12°N.
Planetary system
On Valentine’s Day 2005, a hot Jupiter HD 63454 b was found by Moutou, Mayor, and Bouchy using the radial velocity method.[1]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | >0.38 MJ | 0.036 | 2.817822 ± 0.000095 | 0 | — | — |
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Coordinates: 
07h 39m 21.8511s, −78° 16′ 44.300″
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